A spokesperson for the European Commission told The Brussels Times that nearly 100 items of single-use plastics is not covered by the proposal, such as diapers and medical items.

The European Commission plans to ban a number of plastic disposable products and to penalize member countries of the EU for plastic trash that is not recyclable, reports DW.

According to the Commission, the new proposals could have major economic and environmental benefits. "Plastic waste ends up in our air, our soil, our oceans and our food", warned vice President Frans Timmermans.

That commitment will remove more than 5 million straws and 20 million plastic water bottles per year.

The European Commission presented a strategy on plastic. As well as the aforementioned items, the list includes plastic plates, drink stirrers, sticks for balloons and single-use plasticdrinks containers. Manufacturers have to use now in their production of alternative, biodegradable materials. What's more, microplastics take thousands of years to degrade, meaning the plastic trash that's blowing around on the street or landing in lakes, rivers and oceans will remain there for some time.What happens next?

The European Union (EU) is proposing a ban on straws and other single-use plastics to help protect marine life. Producers of plastic fishing gear will be required to cover the costs of waste collection from port reception facilities and its transport and treatment.

The Commission has supported broad citizen support to reduce presence of plastic that Eurobarometer collects. The European Commission urged not to delay it. The conclusion was that 84% of waste found was plastic.

Recent research published in Scientific Reports estimates that a waste patch three times the size of France containing at least 79,000 tonnes of plastic debris is afloat between California, on the USA west coast, and Hawaii, in the central Pacific Ocean. Getting an idea of your volume is complicated.

The Rethink Plastic Alliance is basically an association of environmental organizations, called the proposals "a leap forward in tackling plastic pollution" but criticized some perceived shortcomings. Among or issues, by growth of its projected volume for coming decades. "We will ban some of these items, and substitute them with cleaner alternatives so people can still use their favourite products".

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Trump tweeted that she's "feeling great" and is at the White House working hard for children and American families. She spent five nights at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in nearby Bethesda, Maryland.

Cleaver did not give a projection of what the synthetic diamond sales revenue could be or the level of annual sales. Global diamond production was about 142 million carats a year ago , according to analyst Paul Zimnisky.

The latest search for the missing aircraft came to end Tuesday after searching 112,000 sq.kms without finding the wreckage. Flight MH370 disappeared with 239 people on board while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014.

The first A350-900ULR is due for delivery in September, with all seven due for delivery by the end of the year. Singapore now has 21 A350s in its fleet with 46 more on order, including seven of the ULR long-range version.

And, speaking earlier this week, the Gunners veteran admitted he was excited for the future under Emery's regime. The 38-year-old previously worked with Emery at Sevilla before joining up with him again at PSG a year ago.

A controversial video game that simulated a school shooting has been pulled from Steam's online store ahead of its release. Ryan Petty , who lost his 14-year-old daughter Alaina in the Parkland shooting, called the game "despicable" in a tweet.

The 34-year-old was disappointing with the Giants, playing in just five games and securing just 18 receptions for 154 yards. His total of 82 touchdowns is sixth among all active players, including running backs, receivers and tight ends.

Neymar signed for PSG at the start of the season in a world-record move from Barcelona which cost €222 million. But what in another goes unnoticed, at home it is seen right away because everyone pays attention to him".

Froome won the Tour de France and Spanish Vuelta past year and now can add a third straight Grand Tour title with the Giro. Still, it remains unclear when the International Cycling Union will rule on the case, which could result in a lengthy ban.

I think some of you were probably starting to panic with how late Microsoft left it to announce June's Games With Gold. Fully Transformable vehicles which change from auto to plane to boat mid race, each with their own unique gameplay.

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